The Lagos State House of Assembly has refuted an allegation by an anti-corruption coalition that it awarded a N17 billion contract for the construction of the Assembly's gate. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Mr Stephen Ogundipe, stated that the petition to the Economic Financial and Crimes Commission (EFCC) was unfounded and politically motivated. Ogundipe clarified that the gate project was completed over three years ago and there are no recent projects of that nature being undertaken at the Assembly.
The Lagos State House of Assembly has described as unfounded, the allegation made by an anti-corruption coalition that it awarded a N17 billion contract for the construction of the Assembly’s gate. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Mr Stephen Ogundipe, made the clarification in a statement in Lagos on Thursday.
“Our silence over some of the issues raised by a group which tags itself as the Lagos State Anti-Corruption Coalition, a hitherto unknown body claiming to be fighting corruption, does not amount to consent. “However, because we did not want to glorify what looked like information sourced from a beer parlour or joint with a response, we feel the need to lay the facts bare because of the regard we have for Nigerians and the belief in posterity.
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